Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody - NASA

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this view of peak fall foliage around Ottawa, Canada on Oct. 14, 2020. Sugar maple leaves turn

Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024 - NASA

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators in microgravity and on

Going Back-to-School with NASA Data - NASA

As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms.

Aura at 20 Years - NASA Science

Introduction In the 1990s and early 2000s, an international team of engineers and scientists designed an integrated observatory for atmospheric composition – a bold endeavor to provide unprecedented detail that was essential to understanding how Eart…

NASA Mobilizes Resource for HBCU Scholars, Highlighted at Conference - NASA

NASA will spotlight its program to engage underrepresented and underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and math at the 2024 National

55 Years Ago: Space Task Group Proposes Post-Apollo Plan to President Nixon - NASA

The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth

NASA Johnson Honors Hispanic Heritage: Meet Manuel Retana  - NASA

Manuel Retana arrived in the U.S. at 15 years old, unable to speak English and with nothing but a dream and $200 in his pocket. Now, he plays a crucial role

Sols 4304-4006: 12 Years, 42 Drill Holes, and Now… 1 Million ChemCam Shots! - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Today, I need to talk about ChemCam, our laser and imaging instrument on the top of Curiosity’s mast.

NASA Ames Selects Aeronautics and Exploration Support Contractor - NASA

NASA has awarded the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to Crown Consulting Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, to provide the agency’s Ames

Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota - NASA

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this picture of the Moon as the station orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota on

Sols 4302-4303: West Side of Upper Gediz Vallis, From Tungsten Hills to the Next Rocky Waypoint - NASA Science

Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 The rover is on its way from the Tungsten Hills site to the next priority site for Gediz Vallis channel exploration, in which we plan to get in close enough for arm science to one of the numerous large d…

NASA’s Lunar Challenge Participants to Showcase Innovations During Awards - NASA

NASA‘s Watts on the Moon Challenge, designed to advance the nation's lunar exploration goals under the Artemis campaign by challenging United States

NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge - NASA

NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration! This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA's Moon to Mars

NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge - NASA

The Digital Information Platform (DIP) Sub-Project of Air Traffic Management - eXploration (ATM-X) is seeking to make available in the National Airspace

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training - NASA Science

At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moon’s surface…except the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.

NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge - NASA

The Digital Information Platform (DIP) Sub-Project of Air Traffic Management - eXploration (ATM-X) is seeking to make available in the National Airspace

NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge - NASA

NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration! This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA's Moon to Mars

Hubble Examines a Spiral Star Factory - NASA Science

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo named NGC 5668.

Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays - NASA

On Aug. 21, 2024, engineers and technicians deployed and tested NASA's Europa Clipper giant solar arrays. Each array measures about 46.5 feet (14.2 meters)

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research - NASA

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission in

Printed Engines Propel the Next Industrial Revolution - NASA

Efforts to 3D print engines produce significant savings in rocketry and beyond

NASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiatives  - NASA

NASA will coordinate with U.S. government stakeholders, partners, and international standards organizations to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) following a policy directive from the White House in April.

NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Art Challenge - NASA

NASA wants you to visualize the future of space exploration! This art challenge is looking for creative, artistic images to represent NASA's Moon to Mars

NASA’s Webb Peers into the Extreme Outer Galaxy - NASA Science

Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this region the Extreme Outer Galaxy due to its location more than 58,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center.

The Marshall Star for September 11, 2024 - NASA

NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agency’s Artemis

NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station - NASA

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing

NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon - NASA

NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming

NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date - NASA

The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earth’s temperature for any month and region going back to 1880 with

Chile Flowers Bloom in Space - NASA

In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chile peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant

Air Traffic Management - eXploration (ATM-X) Description

The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a Supermoon; the Corn Moon; and the Harvest Moon - NASA Science

The next full Moon will be Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 10:35 PM EDT. The Moon will appear full from Monday evening through Thursday morning.

NASA Remembers Sept. 11 - NASA

The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Each year,

NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time - NASA

Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the Red Planet’s spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide.

9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole - NASA Science

Weird lighting and long shadows are among the out-of-this-world phenomena NASA astronauts will experience at the Moon's south polar region.

Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson's Workforce Found Their Place in Space - NASA

For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting and perhaps unexpected opportunity that comes up at just the right

Gateway Space Station in 3D - NASA

Immerse yourself in the future of deep space science exploration and download a 3D model of Gateway. Click, drag, and explore the exterior of the lunar space

NASA Stennis Set to Continue ASTRA Mission with Sidus Space - NASA

NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, announced Wednesday it will continue its historic in-space autonomous systems payload mission

Gateway Space Station in 3D - NASA

Immerse yourself in the future of deep space science exploration and download a 3D model of Gateway. Click, drag, and explore the exterior of the lunar space

Margin’ up the Crater Rim! - NASA Science

To conclude its exploration of the mysterious margin unit before it ascends the rim of Jezero Crater, Perseverance made one last stop this past week to investigate these strange rocks at “Eremita Mesa.

Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist - NASA

Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change.